Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 240.

T. B. SCROGGS

     Industrious, persevering and thrifty, T. B. Scroggs has been self-
supporting from an early age and is classed with the enterprising ranchers of
Lane county. He resides near Eugene and is a representative of one of the
colonial families of the south. He was born January 1, 1859, in Tennessee and
comes of Scotch ancestry. His parents, J. C. and Mary Caroline (Carpenter)
Scroggs, went to Indiana in 1866, settling on a farm. His father was in strong
sympathy with the Union cause and volunteered for service in the Civil war,
joining the Thirteenth Regiment in eastern Tennessee. He passed away in Jasper
county, Missouri, in 1904 and the mother's demise occurred in 1872. He was
descended from John Scroggs, an Englishman, to whom George III granted two
townships in North Carolina, and a portion of the land is still owned by the
family; the immigrant ancestor came to America in 1756, locating in southwestern
Pennsylvania. Members of the family next went to southeastern Ohio, then to
North Carolina and finally to eastern Tennessee.
     T. B. Scroggs attended school for a term in his native state and for two
terms was a pupil in the public schools of Indiana. At the age of twelve years
he laid aside his textbooks and undertook the burden of earning- a livelihood.
For thirty-eight years he followed the occupation of farming in the Hoosier
state and in 1906 made the journey to Oregon. In March of the following year he
purchased a farm in Yamhill county which he operated until injured by a falling
tree. He sold the place and in 1910 came to Eugene, where he spent five years.
He found urban life distasteful and traded his city property for a tract of
thirteen acres, which is a part of the old Meek donation land claim, and which
he has cultivated since 1914. He has made all of the improvements on the place
and has erected a substantial home and a large barn. The land has been drained
and six acres are planted to fruit, while the balance of the ranch is devoted to
diversified farming. Mr. Scroggs raises feed for his cattle and the farm
supplies him with most of the necessities of life. Each detail of the work is
carefully planned and everything about the place indicates that he follows
progressive methods.
     Mr. Scroggs was married in Indiana in 1883 to Miss Susan Hitchens, a native
of Ohio and a daughter of William and Caroline (Fuller) Hitchens. Her father was
a Union soldier and served in the Twenty-third Regiment of Kentucky Infantry. He
was sent to Andersonville prison and endured many hardships and privations. He
died at Dayton, Ohio, in the National Home for Union Soldiers, and Mrs. Hitchens
passed away in 1905. To Mr. and Mrs. Scroggs were born five children. The
eldest, W. L., married Miss Norma Keene, who was born in Yamhill county, Oregon,
and they have three children: Sherrill, Marguerite and Lawrence, natives of
Eugene. Howard B. married Miss Mary Earl, by whom he had three children:
Leonard, Naomi and Orvetta, natives of Idaho. Their father passed away in 1919
and the mother is now living in Lindsay, California. Roy B., a resident of
Eugene, married Mrs. Beulah (Munkres) McCollum, who has a son, Billie McCollum.
Fred E. served for six years in the United States army and rose to the rank of
captain. He was sent to France with the casual corps and now makes his home in
Indianapolis, Indiana. He married Miss Ruth Durham, by whom he has a daughter,
Leona. John Francis, the fifth in order of birth, died at the age of five
months.
     Mr. Scroggs is a member of the Christian church and for about five years
has been one of its elders. He has been identified with the Independent Order of
Odd  Fellows since 1889 and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the
Eugene Fruit Growers Association. His life has been one of quiet devotion to
duty and his strength of character and frank, genial nature have established him
high in public regard.
     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in April 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.